HC Deb 14 June 2004 vol 422 cc773-4W
Harry Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many computers each school in(a) Leyton and Wanstead, (b) the London Borough of Redbridge and (c) the London Borough of Waltham Forest has for the education of pupils; and how many each had in 1997. [178191]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is not available centrally.

Figures for England, which were derived from a sample of schools, are shown in the table.

Average number of computers per school (used solely or mainly

for teaching and learning purposes) by type of school, England
Maintained
Position as at 31 March: Primary Secondary Special
1997 n/a n/a n/a
1998 13.3 100.9 18.5
2003 28.6 192.7 31.3
n/a = not available.

The latest available information on ICT in schools was published in Statistical Bulletin, "Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2003", which is available on the Department's website: www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils per computer there were in schools in(a) Merseyside and (b) Crosby in each year since 1996. [177865]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is not available centrally.

Figures for England, which were derived from a sample of schools, are shown in the table.

Average number of pupils1 per computer (used solely or mainly for

teaching and learning purposes) by type of school, England
Maintained
Year end March: Primary Secondary Special
1996 19.0 9.0 4.0
1997 n/a n/a n/a
1998 17.6 8.7 4.5
1999 13.4 8.4 3.7
2000 12.6 7.9 3.7
2001 11.8 7.1 3.2
2002 10.1 6.5 3.4
2003 7.9 5.4 3.0
n/a = not available.
1 Full-time equivalent numbers of pupils.

The latest information on ICT in schools was published in Statistical Bulletin, "Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2003", which is available on my Department's website: www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/